Current Research Focus

Engineering research at the University of Florida is exciting, innovative and above all real. Each new discovery has applications that can provide a better, safer world for all of us. Faculty from all over the UF campus work with our researchers. We have strong ties with UF's medical and health care faculty, physics and chemistry researchers, and even with the College of Business Administration. This multidisciplinary approach encourages a broad range of ideas and creativity for the research teams to build on.

  • Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

    Nanoscience and nanotechnology deal with phenomena that occur on the scale of individual atoms. The name comes from nanometer, which is one-billionth of a meter, or three to five atoms across. Nanoscale research will impact health care, electronics, the environment and national security.
    Take a closer look at nanoscale projects...

  • New Materials

    UF engineers are creating materials that are smart—they can sense their environment and communicate information about it. These materials will be important for aerospace and undersea vehicles and in medical treatments.
    Get a feel for new materials...

  • Robotics

    Automated vehicles are humming around the college. We have micro aerial vehicles, automated fruit pickers, hazardous materials handlers, a submarine, and a car that is going to try for the big prize in a $2 million race.
    Catch up with our robots...

  • Neural Engineering

    The brain is a computer. Well, yes. At UF, real brains are linking up with electronic versions to control machinery. In another lab, researchers are studying how brains use intervals of time to do computation to see how that process could be applied to electronic computers.
    Travel some neural engineering pathways...

  • Smart Electronics and Imaging Techniques

    You can live in a house that will remind you to take your pills, open your curtains, and call for help if you can't. The soldier in your family can find landmines and booby traps safely. Breast cancer detection can be done earlier and better with microwaves.
    Visualize UF's modern electronics...

  • Alternative Energy Sources

    Florida sunshine as a clean energy source has been studied at UF for years. Now we are looking at ways to make economical use of hydrogen, fuel cells and biomass.
    Check out what fires up our engineers...



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